Two marijuana lollipops were seized from a student at Simi Valley High School this week, and police Wednesday urged parents to be on the lookout for similar pot-laced candies.
The student was arrested Tuesday for possession of marijuana and later released pending investigation of the incident.
Marijuana candies have grown in popularity, and are becoming more readily available over the Internet. They come in all shapes, sizes and colors, but often look like standard, plastic-wrapped lollipops.
Last week, a high school student in Connecticut was arrested after passing out similar lollipops to classmates. In that incident, a 16-year-old girl was hospitalized when she fell ill after consuming the candy. The student who passed out the lollipops said she obtained them through the mail from a California operation.
Anyone with information about marijuana candies on Simi Valley school grounds in is asked to call the Simi Valley Police Department at 805-583-6950.
